How common is the last name Edwards?

320,927 people in the United States have the last name Edwards, about 1 in 931. It ranks #59 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

EDWARDS

#59

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
320,927
About
1 in 931
This common or more
13.2%
Who bears it

Of the 320,927 people with the last name Edwards, 59.5% reported their origin as White, 30.9% as Black and 4.8% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Edwards

#57 Turner · 333,512#58 Parker · 323,880#60 Collins · 317,373#61 Stewart · 311,429

Spelled almost the same

4 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Edwards, most common first.

#7,184 Edward · 4,486#28,086 Eduardo · 905#28,526 Edwardson · 889#69,002 Edwardsen · 307

Also a first name

As a first name, Edwards ranks #16,680 of 53,615, with 672 people. See Edwards as a first name

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